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I’ve always had a few knots in my canoes - they look fine to me but there are limits. The little ones in the second photo and probably...

Brian, they are pretty light. One pound combined for the pair. The brand is Attwood and got them on Amazon ( Attwood 11940-2 Universal...

I scrapped my original idea after bending some square tube stock I had. The thickness I could get locally would not bend nicely with the...

Test paddle was a success. I was amazed how quiet the canoe its-my first time in a wood and canvas. When my helper wasn’t paddling I got...

I’ve been thinking about trying something like this for a long time, except what I had in mind was a height and fore/aft adjustable...

Holy cow - an air lift rescue followed by what sounds like major surgery. That’s more backwoods adventure than I would want. Again, very...

Thinking about this some more, I have to pull back a bit on the idea of varnish. It probably would help clean up light scratches quite a...

Agree that it would be good to verify what coating you are dealing with, and ideally use that if you want a total restoration. But it...

Missed this post until now Brian. Really sorry to hear about your ankle - sounds like a nasty spill, but I hope it mends quickly. I...

Thanks Jim - no regrets and i know my next shot at it will be much better.

Thanks for this scratchypants. I have always built stemless and like it, but am thinking about trying stems for my next build so I can...

If you are only concerned about the cosmetics (which is probably the case since none of the scratches look at all serious), you could...

This looks great!!! I might have missed it but I am curious on how you did your outer stems. Are they heat bent cedar like the inner...

If there is a farm or equestrian supply place nearby, call them up and see if they have horse stall mats. They are 4x6 feet, about 3/4...

After finishing a tandem tripper last year I had some paint and most of a canoe’s worth of strips left over so I decided to use them up...